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Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell

Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell

20128.015 Seasons168 EpisodesEnded

Overview

News satire. A half-hour weekly round-up, branding, inoculation and crutching of all the important news stories of the week. Along with a like-minded Think Tank of reporters and pundits, offering not only reportage and analysis of the week’s events but discussion, argument and dissection of what’s making the world turn every which way.

Created by Shaun Micallef
NetworksABC TV

Top Cast

Shaun Micallef

Shaun Micallef

Self - Host

Francis Greenslade

Francis Greenslade

Emily Taheny

Emily Taheny

Tosh Greenslade

Tosh Greenslade

Christie Whelan Browne

Christie Whelan Browne

S

Stephen Hall

Themes & Keywords

political satire

About Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell

Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell is a comedy, news series that first aired in 2012 exploring themes of political satire. Created by Shaun Micallef, it stars Shaun Micallef, Francis Greenslade, Emily Taheny. News satire. A half-hour weekly round-up, branding, inoculation and crutching of all the important news stories of the week. Along with a like-minded Think Tank of reporters and pundits, offering not only reportage and analysis of the week’s events but discussion, argument and dissection of what’s making the world turn every which way.

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